books.google.co.uk - Monteverdi's Unruly Women examines the composer's madrigals and music dramas for what they can tell us about the musical and cultural world of singing and the voice in early modern Italy. Monteverdi's music demanded trained, female voices to make dramatic and expressive statements. At a time when singing...https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Monteverdi_s_Unruly_Women.html?id=Emun7LO5CLkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMonteverdi's Unruly Women